FairyTale: A True Story
24/10/1997
2h

In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.
Cast


Florence Hoath
Elsie Wright
Elizabeth Earl
Frances Griffiths


Paul McGann
Arthur Wright


Peter O'Toole
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


Harvey Keitel
Harry Houdini


Phoebe Nicholls
Polly Wright


Bill Nighy
Edward Gardner


Tim McInnerny
John Ferret, a Reporter


Joseph May
Houdini's Assistant


Peter Mullan
Sergeant Farmer


Anna Chancellor
Peter Pan
Lara Morgan
Jean Doyle
Adam Franks
Adrian Doyle


Guy Witcher
Denis Doyle


Peter Wight
Newspaper Editor


Anton Lesser
Wounded Corporal


Bob Peck
Harry Briggs


Lynn Farleigh
Mrs. Thornton, the Teacher


David Calder
Harold Snelling


Anthony Calf
Geoffrey Hodson


Benjamin Whitrow
Mr. Binley


Barbara Hicks
City Woman


Paul Popplewell
Second Soldier
Ina Clough
Lady Calling to Fairies


Tom Sturridge
Hab, a Fairy


Tom Georgeson
Reporter
Anna Brecon
Elabigathe, a Fairy


Bill Stewart
Chess MC


Mel Gibson
Frances' Father (uncredited)
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